Hearty Hamburger Vegetable Soup

This hearty hamburger soup is loaded with ground beef, vegetables, potatoes, tomatoes, and rice in a rich savory broth. It is a comforting cold-weather dinner that is filling, practical, and easy to make in one pot.
This recipe is american style, dinner, scaled for 8 servings, with 20 min prep and 65 min cook.
Prep: 20 min · Cook: 65 min · Total: 85 min · Serves: 8
Quick cooking notes
- Core ingredients include ground chuck, onion, garlic cloves, celery.
- Follow all 6 steps in order for the intended texture and doneness.
- Ingredient quantities listed below are for 8 servings.
Ingredients
- 450 g ground chuck
- 1 medium onion (diced)
- 3 cloves garlic cloves (minced)
- 3 stalks celery (sliced)
- 3 medium carrots (peeled and sliced)
- 2 medium potatoes (peeled and diced)
- 28 oz diced tomatoes
- 1 cup green beans (trimmed)
- 1 cup corn
- 4 cups water
- 2 cubes beef bouillon cubes
- 0.5 cup long-grain white rice (uncooked)
- 0.5 tsp salt
- 0.5 tsp black pepper
Instructions
- Place a large stockpot over medium-high heat and cook the ground chuck, breaking it up with a spoon, until it is mostly browned.
- Add the onion, garlic, celery, and carrots, and cook for 5 to 6 minutes until the onion softens and the vegetables begin to sweat.
- Drain off excess fat if needed, then add the potatoes, diced tomatoes, green beans, corn, water, and beef bouillon cubes.
- Bring the soup to a boil, then reduce the heat to a steady simmer. Cover loosely and cook for about 1 hour, or until the vegetables are tender.
- Stir in the uncooked rice, salt, and black pepper, then continue simmering for 15 to 18 minutes until the rice is cooked through.
- Taste and adjust the seasoning if needed, then ladle the soup into bowls and serve hot.
Nutrition (per serving)
- Calories: 272
- Protein: 17 g
- Fat: 10 g
- Carbohydrates: 29 g
- Fiber: 4 g
- Sugar: 6 g
- Sodium: 501 mg
Nutrition values are estimates based on stored ingredient totals and serving size.
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